Mirriors Edge: A game about an Asian Woman, who runs and jumps around the tops of buildings and avoids fights.
Why did this game not sell a 100 million copies?
Mirriors Edge: A game about an Asian Woman, who runs and jumps around the tops of buildings and avoids fights.
Why did this game not sell a 100 million copies?
As a First Person Platformer Mirror's Edge is simply amazing. And it's in the top 10 best looking games this generation. But people don't really want to play a first person platformer, especially not when it's kinda short (name a non-RPG game that isn't, nowadays), has broken combat mechanics and no story to speak of.
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| Killergran said: As a First Person Platformer Mirror's Edge is simply amazing. And it's in the top 10 best looking games this generation. But people don't really want to play a first person platformer, especially not when it's kinda short (name a non-RPG game that isn't, nowadays), has broken combat mechanics and no story to speak of. |
It has a story, it's just poorly developed and not very fleshed out.
| Riachu said:
It has a story, it's just poorly developed and not very fleshed out. |
This is why I do not speak of it.
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| Dinomax said: Game had too much color. Needed a color palette of brown or grey. Asian main character wasn't a stereotype or had size D tits. Game did new things, needed a cover system and exactly like other popular games. It was doomed to fail because it didn't fit into the majority of purchased titles on the 360 or PS3 by not doing these. |
Okay, let's compare.
LBP had tons of colour
Sackboy didn't have size D tits (lol)
LBP did new things (level editor, physics, 2D with three planes, character customisation, stickers)
And yet it sold 2 million copies.
No, Mirror's Edge didn't sell because it wasn't a particularly good game. Besides, EA deserves it. If the crap they release on a yearly basis (cough NFS undercover) sells 2.5 million across both platforms, they deserve for one of their good games to sell badly.
In a perfect world, the sales of Mirror's Edge and Undercover would be swapped. But hey, EA gets the same amount of revenue here.
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Grand Theft Auto IV | Take-Two Interactive | 0.24 | 2.40 | 2.92 | 5.56 |
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Activision | 0.13 | 2.16 | 1.92 | 4.21 |
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Konami | 0.68 | 1.56 | 1.67 | 3.91 |
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Resistance: Fall of Man | Sony Computer Entertainment | 0.14 | 1.39 | 2.05 | 3.58 |
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Motorstorm | Sony Computer Entertainment | 0.08 | 1.51 | 1.89 | 3.48 |
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Assassins Creed | Ubisoft | 0.09 | 1.42 | 1.84 | 3.35 |
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Call of Duty: World at War | 0.00 | 1.74 | 1.45 | 3.19 | |
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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue | Sony Computer Entertainment | 0.67 | 0.65 | 1.69 | 3.01 |
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Uncharted: Drakes Fortune | Sony | 0.06 | 0.89 | 1.37 | 2.32 |
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LittleBigPlanet | Sony Computer Entertainment | 0.14 | 0.89 | 1.13 | 2.16 |
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FIFA 09 | 0.04 | 0.37 | 1.70 | 2.11 | |
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PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer | 0.39 | 0.07 | 1.47 | 1.93 | |
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | RedOctane | 0.02 | 1.27 | 0.58 | 1.87 |
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Resident Evil 5 | Capcom | 0.45 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 1.79 |
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 | Konami | 0.32 | 0.03 | 1.38 | 1.73 |
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FIFA 08 | Electronic Arts | 0.02 | 0.35 | 1.31 | 1.68 |
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Need for Speed: ProStreet | Electronic Arts | 0.04 | 0.64 | 0.96 | 1.64 |
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Madden NFL 09 | Electronic Arts | 0.00 | 1.45 | 0.13 | 1.58 |
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Resistance 2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | 0.09 | 0.86 | 0.62 | 1.57 |
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Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction | Sony Computer Entertainment | 0.08 | 0.56 | 0.82 | 1.46 |
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Killzone 2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | 0.00 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 1.41 |
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Fallout 3 | Bethesda Softworks | 0.06 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 1.38 |
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Heavenly Sword | Sony Computer Entertainment | 0.06 | 0.46 | 0.84 | 1.36 |
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Need for Speed: Undercover | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.85 | 1.26 | |
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Devil May Cry 4 | Capcom | 0.31 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 1.26 |
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Guitar Hero: World Tour | 0.00 | 0.77 | 0.39 | 1.16 | |
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | LucasArts | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
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WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 | THQ | 0.01 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 1.14 |
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | Ubisoft | 0.04 | 0.57 | 0.47 | 1.08 |
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Street Fighter IV | Capcom | 0.13 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 1.01 |
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Halo 3 | Microsoft | 0.11 | 6.79 | 2.56 | 9.46 |
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Activision | 0.09 | 5.12 | 2.06 | 7.27 |
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Grand Theft Auto IV | Take-Two Interactive | 0.09 | 4.40 | 2.50 | 6.99 |
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Gears Of War | Microsoft | 0.08 | 3.73 | 2.07 | 5.88 |
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Call of Duty: World at War | 0.00 | 3.77 | 1.56 | 5.33 | |
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Gears of War 2 | Microsoft | 0.00 | 3.16 | 1.64 | 4.80 |
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Assassins Creed | Ubisoft | 0.07 | 2.96 | 1.45 | 4.48 |
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | RedOctane | 0.01 | 3.25 | 0.92 | 4.18 |
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Forza Motorsport 2 | Microsoft | 0.04 | 2.46 | 1.48 | 3.98 |
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Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures | LucasArts | 0.00 | 2.26 | 0.98 | 3.24 |
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Kung Fu Panda | Activision | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.82 | 2.82 |
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Fable II | Microsoft | 0.10 | 1.63 | 0.97 | 2.70 |
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Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | 2K Games | 0.09 | 1.85 | 0.72 | 2.66 |
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Guitar Hero II | RedOctane | 0.00 | 2.11 | 0.34 | 2.45 |
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | Activision | 0.00 | 2.45 | 0.00 | 2.45 |
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Madden NFL 08 | Electronic Arts | 0.00 | 2.37 | 0.03 | 2.40 |
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Call of Duty 2 | Activision | 0.02 | 1.79 | 0.58 | 2.39 |
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Rock Band | MTV Games | 0.00 | 1.98 | 0.32 | 2.30 |
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Fallout 3 | Bethesda Softworks | 0.09 | 1.49 | 0.71 | 2.29 |
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Call of Duty 3 | Spike | 0.03 | 1.57 | 0.69 | 2.29 |
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Madden NFL 09 | Electronic Arts | 0.00 | 2.16 | 0.11 | 2.27 |
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Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | Ubisoft | 0.02 | 1.55 | 0.67 | 2.24 |
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Bioshock | 2K Games | 0.03 | 1.22 | 0.91 | 2.16 |
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Left 4 Dead | Electronic Arts | 0.03 | 1.73 | 0.33 | 2.09 |
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Mass Effect | Microsoft | 0.00 | 1.40 | 0.63 | 2.03 |
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Fight Night Round 3 | Electronic Arts | 0.01 | 1.55 | 0.42 | 1.98 |
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Sega Superstars Tennis | Sega | 0.00 | 1.47 | 0.51 | 1.98 |
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | Ubisoft | 0.02 | 1.33 | 0.62 | 1.97 |
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Saints Row | THQ | 0.02 | 1.27 | 0.65 | 1.94 |
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Tom Clancy Rainbow Six: Vegas | Ubisoft | 0.03 | 1.19 | 0.72 | 1.94 |
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Need for Speed: ProStreet | Electronic Arts | 0.01 | 1.16 | 0.76 | 1.93 |
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Guitar Hero: World Tour | 0.00 | 1.45 | 0.48 | 1.93 | |
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Madden NFL 07 | Electronic Arts | 0.01 | 1.85 | 0.04 | 1.90 |
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FIFA 09 | 0.01 | 0.42 | 1.35 | 1.78 | |
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Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | Capcom | 0.10 | 1.19 | 0.47 | 1.76 |
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Resident Evil 5 | Capcom | 0.10 | 1.03 | 0.56 | 1.69 |
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Project Gotham Racing 4 | Microsoft | 0.02 | 0.49 | 1.17 | 1.68 |
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | LucasArts | 0.00 | 1.06 | 0.61 | 1.67 |
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Dead Rising | Capcom | 0.08 | 1.08 | 0.49 | 1.65 |
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Rock Band 2 | 0.00 | 1.41 | 0.16 | 1.57 | |
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted | Electronic Arts | 0.03 | 1.04 | 0.50 | 1.57 |
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Crackdown | Microsoft | 0.04 | 1.02 | 0.43 | 1.49 |
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FIFA 08 | Electronic Arts | 0.01 | 0.38 | 1.06 | 1.45 |
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Army of Two | Electronic Arts | 0.02 | 1.03 | 0.40 | 1.45 |
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Viva Pinata | Microsoft | 0.02 | 0.35 | 1.08 | 1.45 |
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WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 | THQ | 0.00 | 0.99 | 0.43 | 1.42 |
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Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | Ubisoft | 0.00 | 0.91 | 0.49 | 1.40 |
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Project Gotham Racing 3 | Microsoft | 0.05 | 0.57 | 0.77 | 1.39 |
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Far Cry 2 | 0.02 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 1.35 | |
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Need for Speed: Carbon | Electronic Arts | 0.03 | 0.82 | 0.48 | 1.33 |
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Saints Row 2 | THQ | 0.02 | 0.74 | 0.56 | 1.32 |
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Perfect Dark Zero | Microsoft | 0.04 | 0.72 | 0.53 | 1.29 |
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Need for Speed: Undercover | 0.01 | 0.53 | 0.72 | 1.26 | |
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 | Konami | 0.04 | 0.08 | 1.09 | 1.21 |
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Soul Calibur IV | Namco | 0.07 | 0.64 | 0.43 | 1.14 |
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Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga | LucasArts | 0.00 | 0.69 | 0.45 | 1.14 |
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Tom Clancy Splinter Cell: Double Agent | Ubisoft | 0.02 | 0.67 | 0.45 | 1.14 |
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Devil May Cry 4 | Capcom | 0.07 | 0.69 | 0.35 | 1.11 |
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Battlefield: Bad Company | Electronic Arts | 0.04 | 0.64 | 0.42 | 1.10 |
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Halo Wars | Microsoft | 0.03 | 0.72 | 0.35 | 1.10 |
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Pro Evolution Soccer 6 | Konami | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.98 | 1.08 |
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Dead or Alive 4 | Tecmo | 0.11 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 1.01 |
25/62
Am I wrong? And that's not only US numbers, as you tried to paint me a cherry picker.
PS: I'm counting FPS or shooter-like games (I counted Fallout 3 yet not Mass Effect)
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routsounmanman said:
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25/62 Am I wrong? And that's not only US numbers, as you tried to paint me a cherry picker. PS: I'm counting FPS or shooter-like games (I counted Fallout 3 yet not Mass Effect)
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What r u trying to prove? That 11/30 + 25/62 = 36 of 92 games have either muscles, 60-player online or Hollywood cinematics in them? That's just 39%, I don't think that's much.
Slimebeast said:
What r u trying to prove? That 11/30 + 25/62 = 36 of 92 games have either muscles, 60-player online or Hollywood cinematics in them? That's just 39%, I don't think that's much. |
That's just the shooter stuff, if I take into account all three parameters we reach a staggering 49/92 games, more than 50%. What I'm saying is true and you know it. A large portion of the HD install base is teenagers, especially 18-20 years old.
Thus they want muscular, huge and impressive heroes/heroines shooting / beating up stuff and then sit back and enjoy 20 hour cinematics that cost a shitload to produce. Afterwards, when they finish the game, they play their 60 player deathmatches.
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Lol @ Slimebeast
It was a harmless joke, and you spoiled the fun 
Because me and Jason Guard Gamestop and killed anone who waked out with a copy.
